Traffic-Related High Sleep Disturbance in the Life-Adult Cohort Study

A Comparison to the WHO Exposure-Response-Curves

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ID15487576
AuthorsMelanie Schubert (0000-0003-4989-5522, Technische Universität Dresden, corresponding author), Karla Romero Starke (0000-0002-6614-2381, Technische Universität Dresden), Julia Gerlach (0000-0002-9743-9700, Technische Universität Dresden), Matthias Reusche (0000-0002-7395-7255, Leipzig University), Pauline Kaboth (0009-0006-4498-7267, Technische Universität Dresden), Wolfram Schmidt (0000-0002-0528-4079, Technische Universität Dresden), Dieter Friedemann (CDF, Schallschutz GmbH, 01108 Dresden, Germany), Janice Hegewald (0000-0003-3388-161X, Technische Universität Dresden), Hajo Zeeb (0000-0001-7677-7797, University of Bremen), Andrea E Zülke (0000-0002-6026-8573, Leipzig University), Steffi G Riedel-Heller (0000-0003-4321-6090, Leipzig University), Andreas Seidler (0000-0002-8107-8971, Technische Universität Dresden)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue6
Pages4903-4903
Publication date2023-03-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20064903
PMID36981810
OpenAlexW4324091871
LanguageEN
References cited39

Sleep is negatively affected by environmental noise. In the present study, we investigated self-reported high sleep disturbances (being "highly sleep disturbed"-HSD) from road traffic (primary and secondary road networks), rail (train and tram) and air traffic noise in the LIFE-Adult cohort study in Leipzig, Germany. For this, we used exposure data from 2012 and outcome data of Wave 2 (collected during 2018-2021). HSD was determined and defined according to internationally standardized norms. The highest risk for transportation noise-related HSD was found for aircraft noise: the odds ratio (OR) was 19.66, 95% CI 11.47-33.71 per 10 dB increase in L night . For road and rail traffic, similar risk estimates were observed (road: OR = 2.86, 95% CI 1.92-4.28; rail: OR = 2.67, 95% CI 2.03-3.50 per 10 dB L night increase). Further, we compared our exposure-risk curves with the curves of the WHO environmental noise guidelines for the European region. The proportion of individuals with HSD for a given noise level was lower for rail traffic but higher for aircraft noise in the LIFE study than in the WHO curves. For road traffic, curves are not directly comparable because we also included the secondary road network. The results of our study add to the body of evidence for increased health risks by traffic noise. Moreover, the results indicate that aircraft noise is particularly harmful to health. We recommend reconsidering threshold values for nightly aircraft exposure

Audiology · Biology · Cohort · Cohort study · Disturbance (geology · Insomnia · Psychiatry · Sleep (system call · Sleep disorder · Computer Science · Demography · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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